Russia-Ukraine war: 60% of houses in Sievierodonetk are totally destroyed

The head of the military and civil administration of Sievierodonetsk, Alexander Stryuk, reported that 60% of the houses in the ukrainian city they have been destroyed by bombing and 85 to 90 percent of the buildings are damaged and will need major repairs.

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According to Stryuk, the Russians they entered a hotel in the city, but were rejected by the Ukrainian army. He also said that in the city there are at least 1,500 dead and that there are still between 12,000 and 13,000 people in the city.

Stryuk stated that the roads to the city, since 2014 the provisional seat of the Lugansk region, are extremely dangerous due to the bombing and warned the population of how dangerous it is to leave the city.

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The head of the Luhansk Regional and Military Administration, Serhiy Haidayclaimed that the Russians are trying to isolate Sievierodonekstk from the rest of Ukraineabove all controlling the road that goes to Bakhmut, a town through which it connects with Sloviansk.

This highway, which also passes through the city of Liman, which the pro-Russians say they took this Friday, is key to the control of the region of Luganskwhich is already 95% controlled by Moscow troops.

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“The Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway is under fire, the Armed Forces are doing everything to make the route safe, now traffic on the highway is possible, but extremely dangerousStryuk said.

According to the latest report from the Institute for the Study of War (USA) it is likely that the Russians will complete the capture of the city of Sievierodonestk in the coming days.

Source: Elcomercio

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